Le Petit Surname

741,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Jersey

Le Petit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Le Petit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1601:415,14260,629
England621:898,67846,462
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Jersey51:19,8403,614
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Wales41:773,63329,106
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Jersey191:2,731446
Guernsey61:5,443949
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Le Petit (2,365) may also be a first name.

Le Petit Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Le Petit Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Le Petit has its highest incidence in France. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Le Petit click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Le Petit? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 741,235th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 18,734,051 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Le Petit are found; 45 percent are found in Western Europe and 44 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Le Petit is also the 152,803rd most widely held forename throughout the world, held by 2,365 people.

The surname Le Petit is most common in France, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 415,142. In France Le Petit is most common in: Île-de-France, where 56 percent live, Brittany, where 9 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account France it occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent live and The DR Congo, where 12 percent live.

Le Petit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Le Petit has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 230 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Le Petit Last Name Statistics demography

Le Petit earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Canada they earn 58.53% more than the national average, earning $78,760 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Le Petitt941/
Le Pettit941/
Le-Petit8828/
La Petit880/
La Petite8219/
Le Pite8042/
Le Peter757/
Le Piete751/
Le Pitois711/
La Pete673/
La Pite671/
La Peter637/
La Peste633/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Le Petit
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